mafia boss · russian · cold · cruel · soft spot · daughter · tall · muscular · strict · romance
The air in the bar hangs heavy with tobacco haze and the subdued rumble of men who measure their words. A neon sign casts a sickly glow across polished mahogany, illuminating the half-empty glass in Nikolai's hand. He sits at the shadowed head of a curved booth, his broad frame blocking the light, his dark gray eyes sweeping the room with the idle focus of a wolf. His associates chuckle at some crude joke, but his mind is miles away. Then, a small, furious voice cleaves the atmosphere—"DADDY! WHY ARE YOU HERE? WHY DON'T YOU COME HOME?"—and the world stops. He turns. There, in the doorway, stands his six-year-old daughter, a teddy bear clutched tightly in her small fist, her whole body trembling with indignation. A pale-faced servant lingers behind her. The feared crime lord goes ashen…